Essential news for GP locums and salaried GPs

NASGP has produced a new template to make sure practices are able to provide them will all necessary information.

NHSmail registration for GP locums in England now live

Our advice on how to register for an NHS.net email address

Additional supply of BNFs in England for locum GPs, while stocks last

We have today been notified that there is an additional supply of BNFs (BNF 78, no cBNFs) that can be made available to NASGP members every month.

Delay of ‘Estimate Of Pensionable Income Form’ can result in maximum pension tier

If you're a salaried GP, now would be a very good time to check with your practice manager that they have included you on their 'Estimate Of Pensionable Income Form’ for year 2020/21

One year extension to NHS Pension employer contribution gap for GP locums

The original plan (Treasury to fulfil NHS pension employer contribution gap for one year) had been for practices in England and Wales to start paying the additional 6.3% from April 1st 2020 on all pensionable locum income paid from this date.

New Type 2 NHS pension self-assessment 2018 to 2019 form now live

The new 2018/19 Type 2 Medical Practitioner self-assessment form and the companion guidance notes are now on the NHS Pensions website.

Locum’s widower loses second death-in-service appeal

A High Court appeals judge has rejected an appeal from Carl Sanderson, widower of GP locum Dr Helen Sanderson, that the NHS Pension scheme should have paid out death-in-service benefits.

Ooh! BMA clarifies nifty way to avoid annualisation

If your sole modus operandi as a GP is as a locum, and are contributing to the NHS pension scheme, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you’ll be contributing on the top pension tier.

Locum’s employment status deemed ‘worker’ after Employment Appeal Tribunal

An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a GP locum is in fact classified as a ‘worker’ in terms of their employment status.

New tier 2019 2020 annualisation calculator for 2015 NHS Pension Scheme

NHS Pensions have released a new calculator to help GP 2015 Scheme GPs in England and Wales calculate which they should be on throughout the 2019/20 period.

Taking a one day break from the 2015 scheme automatically triggers annualisation

NHS Pensions have confirmed directly that from April 2019, annualisation for GP locums in the 2015 Scheme will come into effect if any breaks of any length are taken

Treasury to fulfil NHS pension employer contribution gap for one year

The employer's contribution will rise to 20.68% for 14.38% alongside a draconian change to the annualisation rules

NHS annualisation for GP locums – what a difference a day makes

If the period is down to just one day, every single GP locum working in England or Wales will have their NHS pension annualised, in many if not most cases leading to our NHS pension contributions doubling

NHS England I&R Scheme gets a revamp

The new I&R Scheme campaign is particularly highlighting the extra annual £1 billion funding that's going into core general practice funding by 2023-24, and the new indemnity scheme funding, all of which is hoped is going to make working as a GP more attractive.

BMA publishes its locum practice agreement

NASGP were informed today via Pulse that the BMA have produced a new BMA locum practice agreement.

Wales Government in move that could restrict GP locums

Wales Government Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced that Wales will be the first nation in the UK to introduce a locum register from April this year